New Rig Options
 

I'm sure many of us are considering upgrading or buying a new PC for CoD.

So, what would you choose?

PPanPan

If my q6600 @3.0ghz should fail to run CoD (with a 8800gt video card), I'll consider the new i7 2600 3.4 Ghz, for a video card I'm oriented to purchase an Hd 6950 although I prefere Nvidia. At the same price Hd6950 (268€) is more powerful than GTX 560 (263€). GTX 570 would be my first choise but to much expensive 4me (358€). Prices are related to my reseller, I haven't done a market survey.
Ciao

It really depends on how much are you willing to spend.A AMD cpu pc would certainly be cheaper and will perform similar to a intel cpu.Flagship Nvidia gpu's are faster than the faster ATI single gpu's but they are a bit more expensive.64bit OS if you intend to use more than 2gb of ram something you obviously would need to run this game.

Are there any AM3 boards for SLI?

Could be coming out in March, nothing right now

The AM3+ plus boards?

I have a
i7 920
6 gig of ram
1tb HDD
and just ordered a hd 6950 today

Now I would choose Intel I7 2600 CPU, Nvidia 560Ti GPU, maybe Hd 6950, 64 Bit Windows 7. But since it is now effectively impossible to buy a modern PC until late April/May I will probably wait to see what the Bulldozer AMD CPUs will offer.

Wot?? No WinXP?

How dare you sir for not including it!



j/k

I believe they will have the nVidia 980i chipset - not sure what socket they'll be

I've got:
AMD Phenom II 965 3.4 quad core
8 GIG RAM
Win 7 64 bit
ATI 6870 GPU

Highly recommended.

Here's my system:

MOBO: ASUS Crosshair III Formula,
RAM: 8GB G Skill DDR3 1333,
CPU: AMD 965 Phenom II - 3.4GHz Quad-Core,
Cooling: ZALMAN 9500AT,
HD: (2) WD Black Edition, 1TB games, 500 GB operating system and programs,
GPU: EVGA GTX 470, (I’m going to upgrade to a 570 when CoD is released)
CD/DVD: LG with LightScribe,
Sound: Sound Blaster X-Fi Fatal1ty Pro,
PSU: Corsair 850HX Modular,
Case: Cooler Master Centurion 590,
OS: Windows 7 64-bit,

I think any newer build with lots of RAM and a good GPU is going to play IL2 CoD just fine.

Either the Sandy Bridge i5-2500K or i7-2600K for the CPU .

Early Sandybridge MB's were recalled recently due to an issue with the secondary (3rd/4th) SATA ports so make absolutely sure you are being supplied with current post-recall stock with the fixed chipset. Most distributors would have returned any faulty stock for replacement already, but best to be careful.

AMD 965 BE @3.4
4gb RAM (soon to be 8gb)
GTX470 with 1280mb
on Win 7 64

Asus M4N98TD EVO NF 980a SLI AM3 Motherboard

XP is great for IL-2 but not for Dover . . . She's been a wonderful OS, but when the P-51D arrives, I'm just going to have let the 109E go for a Kurfurst


Intel quad set up, 64 bit, Nvidia.

no over clocking . . .

Antec 1200 case with 8 fans and 850w ps
EVGA X58 FTW3 motherboard
Intel i7-980X cpu with Megahalems radiator
Mushkin 12 GB 1600 Mhz CL6 memory with OCZ XTC fan
EVGA GTX580 graphics
Creative SB X-Fi XtremeGamer sound
WD VelociRaptor 600 GB disk
LG Super Multi Blue BD rewriter
HP ZR24W IPS Monitor
Thrustmaster HOTAS Warthog
Saitek Pro-Flight rudder pedals
Trackir 4

Should do the job !

THIS is where you should look: http://benchmarkreviews.com/index.ph...d=685&Itemid=8

this is what i just built


Coolermaster real power 1000w+coolermaster Cosmos s case
Asus GeForce GTX 580 1536MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card x 2 sli
Asus Maximus IV Extreme Intel P67 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard - (Sandybridge)
Intel Core i7-2600K 3.40GHz (Sandybridge)
Corsair Vengeance 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C8 1600MHz Dual Channel
CoolIT Vantage Liquid CPU Cooler

Should do the trick:grin:

Same, except I want multi-screen gaming, with a one card option. That only leaves AMD.

If you ever post windows 7 32bit again in a comp components poll I will whine you...

Very interesting replies/votes chaps. In summary:

1. Almost no one voted for Windows 7 32 bit.
2. Almost 75% voted for Intel over AMD.
3. Over 50% voted for Intel with Nvidia, the single most popular answer.

Thanks

PPanPan

1000w is such an overkill considering efficiency.
Enjoy the electricity bill.

Huh?! Whine and dine me? No idea what you're on about.

If he's planning to play overclocked (250W+), he'll be in the efficiency zone (20% of PSU). When idling in desktop (~140W), it'd be more efficient to have a 700W PSU though.

Intel i3,Win 7 64b,4 GB of RAM and GeForce 9600 GTX,that´s what I have currently.
Calling my PC now a MiG-25.

was being silly, but buying win7 32bit is also silly.

This is what I ordered for Il2 CoD, RoF and DCS A10. ETA two weeks.

CoolerMaster HAF-X full tower ATX Case
Intel Core i7-980X Extreme Edition Gulftown 3.33GHz LGA 1366 Six-Core Desktop Processor
ASUS Rampage III Extreme LGA 1366 Intel X58 SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX Intel Motherboard
CORSAIR DOMINATOR GT 12GB (6 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 2000 Desktop Memory
CORSAIR Professional Series AX1200 1200W ATX12V v2.31 / EPS12V v2.92 SLI Certified 80 PLUS GOLD Certified Power Supply
3 x Palit GTX580 3gb ram Graphics Cards
2 x Western Digital Caviar Black 1TB 7200 RPM Internal Hard Drive
120gb intel SSD
LG Black 10X Blu-ray Burner - Bulk SATA WH10LS30 LightScribe Support
Lite-On 24X DVD Writer
Windows 7 64 professional edition.
Thermalright Archon

Computer Total ---------------------------------------$3100

3 x HP ZR30W 30 inch monitors-------------------------$3150

Warthog Hotas-----------------------------------------$ 490

Il2 CoD------------------------------------------------$ 50 :)

total--------------------------------------------------$6715

Watching my wifes face when i tell her I blew a months salary on a computer game.....Priceless!

Overkill? Maybe for now, this will have to last me a few years. I may ditch one of the gpu's if the third is not going to give me a good jump over regular sli.

...Now that's just being greedy! ;)

Seems you'll be future-proofed for a few years with that set-up.

It better be futere-proof. Asking for anything computer related and I'll be in the doghouse or looking for a new wife. She knew it was coming though. Built my last system in December of 2006 for SoW. When it had not come out by 2009 she asked me if I was allready saving up for the next system for SoW. I also use the multi monitor system for market analysis, options and stock trading. As a profesional pilot and flight instructor I can deduct all my flightsim gear for tax purposes so I have a bunch of good reasons/excuses to buy a kick@ss system every 4 years.

Im going to upgrade to:

MB ASUS P8H67
CPU i5 2500k
video MSI NVIDIA 560ti
and a thermaltake 675W
I know its not the highest bid here but I dont need bragging rights i need to be able to play this sim reasonaly well.

So my old rig is going to be my work rig.
Its:

MB ASUS striker extreem
CPU Q6600 quad
video NVIDEA 8800GT
With a 500W
It did run IL2 trough all it updates and versions just fine on the highest settings.

what do you need the 675W PSU for?

Room for expansion/upgrades? Maybe he has a few hard drives in his system or 50 USP devices hooked up to a handful of hubs.

That's why I was asking.

Just did some research and realized modern high-end(~$150) PSUs top out 80% efficiency at only 5% load.

Seems like there are no valid arguments against an overkill PSU left. :confused:

Initial cost is the only downside AFAIK .

BTW ... Its surprising how many intermittent strange hard to track down faults suddenly disappear after a PSU upgrade :D

FYP. ;)


Buying twice will get you there without a doubt. :D

Indeed expansion i plan to buy an other 560ti after the price drops at the end of the year.